Wouldn't it be possible to have the brakes restore part of the compressed air used? So that every time you brake, you actually brake with the aid of an air compressor recharging your compressed air volume? This is great! Who cares if the design isn't all that easy on the eyes-- that can change. This is great! Who cares if the design isn't all that easy on the eyes-- that can change. Looks prettier than an echo! Who would of thought that you could go so fast and so far on just a can of compressed air. I wounder if you could use liquefied air (nitrogen). Then you could have AC in the car. You would just have to run the liquid nitrogen through an expansion chamber/heat exchanger to turn it into a gas again. Your heat source could be the hot/warm ambient air. I would think the volume differential between the liquid state to that of the gas state would be great. I'd love to try one of these out Inspiring !  I thought that was a great idea FrankVeer and yours to ezsparky but nitrogen would have a higher price tag than air but on the other hand you might be able to catch the nitrogen gas and re compress wile breaking. I think you guys are on to something. I think you guys are on to something. echo, that was funny. 110kph, Nice!, That's more than enough for me if it really uses just air. Mayby they could use a better design on the frame but that's just a detail... I never understood (in the United States) where the speed limit is around 65 mph to 70 mph as a national average and cars are made to go over 100 mph. A top speed of 68 seems very acceptable to me. I posted this same thing a few months back.. Why our politicians won't even admit it exists is more than suspect to me.. This would be great as a Taxi in our cities and it runs all day on $2.00 of compressed air.. This engine has me so curious. I'd love to find out more. Anyone have any other sources? Solar could supply the electricity to recharge the car, too. It doesn't necessarily mean a powerplant has to churn out non-green energy to power the car. I"ve seen really nifty plans for generating solar power at home - so just plug that into this little car - and you're super green. As for the looks of the car - well - maybe after they get going they can attract one of those big name designers to give it some beauty to go with it's functionality. From what I've gathered, solar panels are just not up to the task of being worthwhile. The efficiency of todays cells are something like 14% to 20% I believe? I recall that they need to get over 50% before they become viable and affordable. I've also discovered that the newer versions of the car will be hybrids. They will run on air pressure below a certain speed (< 30 mph?) and then an engine will kick in for higher speeds and use a variety of fuels (propane, gasoline, diesel, grain-gas, cooking oil, etc). I think this is a mistake, myself. With all these "green laws" being put into effect for pollution and such, maybe a more intelligent one should simply be forcing a limit on speeds? Slo... the design stinks tho Why couldn't they build this car a bit larger and add an on board compressor that would run on vegetable oil to use a generator for longer trips? Another alternative is to make it into a small pick up truck and add a larger tank to hold more air, even under the box. They could hook up a gear that attaches to the rear wheel and attach an alternator for the compressor. It is about time that someone came out with a great idea like this and get us off of oil. There would still be a demand for oil with airlines, transports and ships but hopefully with a glut it would drop the price for them and reduce the cost of transporting goods across the country. We can then be self sufficient and not have ... Why is it when someone looks at this car and says "the design stinks" i just want to rub their face in oil? |
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